ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72682
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| Date: | Friday 22 October 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito NF Mk XII |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HK118 |
| MSN: | VY-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Etaples. South of Boulogne. -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF West Malling, Kent |
Mosquito HK118/D: Took off at 18:35 hrs for Patrol under the control of GCI Wartling 22/10/1943
Missing. Return fire Me 410 near Le Touquet /Mosquito DZ680 (FIU RAF) they were attacked by a radar directed RAF night-fighter that was itself brought down by the resulting wreckage.
Crew:
F/O (113.433) John 'Donald Russell SHAW (pilot) RAFVR - POW
F/O (48953) Donald William OWEN (nav.) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 85 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 January 1943 | DD731 | 85 Sqn RAF | 2 | Blackwater Estuary, Dengie Flats, near Bradwell, Essex, England |  |
w/o |
| 23 February 1944 | HK??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn West Malling, Kent, England | |
min |
| 2 December 1944 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
non |
| 7 January 1945 | MV??? | 85 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF stn Swannington, Norfolk, England | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Feb-2010 23:43 | NePa | Added |
| 06-Nov-2011 13:01 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2011 13:56 | Nepa | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2013 09:22 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2014 17:07 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 11:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2019 16:42 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 20:09 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Cn, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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